get started, stay on track
TRANSCRIPT
Get Started, Stay on Track Tina Kunkler-Laake South Knox Middle-High School Freshmen English Teacher English Dept. Chair Academic Team Coach/ Coordinator
Two Part Presentation Get Started with the Daily Draw
Stay on Track with the
Daily Agenda
The Daily Draw Daily Preparedness Quiz Simple Brief Inexpensive Class Participation Student Contact
Daily Preparedness Quiz Students are expected to bring the
following materials to class with them daily to be prepared for classwork: Notebook or binder with paper Homework – completed, of course Textbook(s)/Handouts we are using that
day. Pen or Pencil School Planner – student hall pass if needed
How It Works Each day, a different student draws a
card from my deck. The cards are associated with one of the items on the previous slide. Notebook Face Cards Homework 8, 9, 10 Textbook 5, 6, 7 Pencil/Pen 2, 3, 4 Planner Ace
What it is worth Each student gets a point for having the
item on a given day. Students lose a point if they don’t have it. The points possible in a grading period
add up to about a test score. Absences do not count against a student.
Simple I shuffle the deck as I greet the class and walk
to the student whose turn it is to draw. The student draws and hands me the card. I show the card and ask students for the
required item. I keep a roster on my podium for each class. I
take attendance and record the draw results there.
Brief This takes a minute or two in the
beginning of class. This brings the class together to get
started on the day’s lessons, which I would do verbally otherwise.
Inexpensive The only cost is the
clipboard and a deck of cards.
I’m on my third set of cards in over 10 years of teaching.
Class Participation The Daily Draw encourages all students to
participate. Students participate individually as the
draw rotates around the classroom. Students participate daily by showing the
required item from the list.
Student Contact The Daily Draw fosters student-teacher
contact because I ask a different student each day to draw.
I also get a visual and written record of who is coming to class prepared each day.
The written record is helpful when I talk to parents about student performance.
Record Keeping Dot represents missing items. “A” represents an absent student. Checkmark at the top of the column means
all students had the required item. I occasionally decide to ask for homework
instead of drawing a card, especially in a class where homework completion has been a problem.
Tallying the scores at the end of the grading period is the most time consuming part.
Record Keeping
Results Students bring materials to class regularly
because they know it counts on their grade.
Students build the habit of coming to class prepared, a valuable skill in any career.
Interruptions from students who don’t have pencils, paper, book, etc. have been reduced significantly.
Alternate Options Daily Dice Roll Uno Card Deck or other set of cards Adapt the approach and items required
list to your classroom needs.
Questions?
Daily Agenda Self-Planning Student Planning Tracking Assignments Instructions and Due Dates in Writing Word of the Day Record of Daily Assignments
Self-Planning I prepare the Daily Agenda for the next
day at the end of the previous day. I post the Daily Agenda on my white wall
with my Epson “Smart” overhead projector so it is direct from my computer.
Since I teach the same class five times, the agenda helps me keep on track through the day so nothing is overlooked.
Student Planning Students see the agenda on the board
when they come in the room, and I refer back to it during the class.
Students can pull out the day’s assignments, record due dates for assignments, and mentally prepare for what will be happening in class.
It works much like a meeting agenda.
Tracking Assignments The Daily Agenda helps students keep
track of assignments coming up, due, and overdue.
Students are allowed to turn in work on the day it is due, one day late for a 10% deduction, or two days late for a 20% deduction. The agenda serves as a reminder to those who need to turn in late work.
Instructions and Due Dates in Writing We all know students need to receive
information in multiple ways. The Daily Agenda provides a visual element in
addition to the verbal instruction. Because I refer back to the Daily Agenda
multiple times in class, the information is shown repeatedly.
This also models the checklist method of task management.
Word of the Day The last thing on the Daily Agenda each
day is the Word of the Day. This varies from a vocabulary word related
to the day’s lesson, a current events word, or just a word from one of the test prep lists available.
We look that word up in Visual Thesaurus at the board also to get definitions, synonyms, work roots, pictures, etc.
Visual Thesaurus
Record of Daily Assignments I can keep track of notes on lessons each day
in a Word document. The Agenda can be printed out for students
who have missed a day or two. It can also be emailed to absent students so
they can keep up with work. This was a significant time saver when the flu
hit and I got 4-5 lesson requests some days. I used to hand write notes for each student.
Aiding a Substitute Teacher The Daily Agenda can also serve as an
aid for my substitute teachers. When I set up sub plans, I also create the
Daily Agenda and post it. Because their assignments are all on the
board, students see the notes I leave behind without me or my sub having to write out notes by hand or rely on verbal instructions.
Daily Agenda for my last sick day
Questions?
Contact Information Tina Kunkler-Laake
Email – [email protected] Phone - 812-726-4450 Address - 6136 E. State Road 61, Vincennes,
IN 47591
Evaluation Session Evaluation - New this year, ASAI is
asking conference attendees to complete their session evaluations during the conference using their smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Please go to the following website to fill out your evaluation for this session: www.icol.us